Dental device



J. H. KELLOGGI DENTAL DEVICE.

APPLlCATlON FILED FER-11,1921. ggygggu Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.' tf,

Application ied February Il, 1921. Serial No. 444,282,

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN II. KELLOGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dental Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Ihis invention relates to improvements in dental devices.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved dental device for individual or private use which is highly efficient for cleaning the teeth, is sanitary and is convenient to use.

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. rIhe invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A. structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Fig. I is a plan view of the holder portion of my improved dental device.

lFig. II is a detail plan view of my improved dental device assembled for use as a tooth brush or tooth polishing device.

I? ig. III is an enlarged detail section through the brush member, the holder being partially broken away.

Fig. IV is a plan view ofthe brush ,memn ber as supplied to the user.

Fig. V is a longitudinal section through the brush member on a line corresponding to line 5-5 of Fig. IV.

Ii VI is a face view of one of the clamping Jaws, its shank being partially broken away' Fig. VII 1s a detail side elevation of my improved holder with a dental implement grilpped therein.

n the drawin similar reference characters refer to similar' parts through the several views.

Referring to the drawing, my improved dental device as illustrated comprises a strip of tissue paper or other thin paper which is readily softened when subjected to water, the strip being folded upon itself and its ends 2 folded inward u non a strip 3 of coarsely woven fabric sucih as cheese cloth. `When desired for use, this laminate strip is further folded upon itself as shown in Figs.

II and III. rIhe ends of the strip of paper' being folded inwardly upon the strip of fabric is effective in holding the strips in assembled relation, that is, the fabric is thus loosely retained. However, when the superimposed strips are further folded, as shown in Figs. II and III, and the bight of the strip engaged by the holder, the paper and fabric are bound together, so that the paper is eifectively supported even whenA more or less softened and disinte rated.

I provide an holder consisting of the handle a having av pair of spring Shanks 5 secured thereto, the spring Shanks terminating in coacting jaws 6. rIlhese jaws are preferably outwardly curved and disposed diagonally of the Shanks. rIhe Shanks have diverging portions` 7 with which the annular slide 8 coacts to clamp the jaws upon the brush member described or upon a dental implel ment as 9, the implement 9 illustrated being a pointed stick of orange wood.

The jaws are clamped upon the bight portion of the multivfolded strip as shown in Figs. II and .III so that the ends may be turned backward over the jaws. In practice I have found that the device is very satisfactory when the brush member when folded in the manner shown in 1Figs.. IV and V is of the dimensions of about four by one and five-eighths inches. This permits further folding to a convenient size by giving it four longitudinal folds and then folding cross wise. f

By thus folding the fabric is in position to effectively support the paper even when the paper is more or less disintegrated as will result from the moisture and in using the device.

My improved dental device is very satisfactory for cleaning and polishing the teeth in lieu of a brush being effective and also being sanitary as ay new brush member is employed for each cleaning. rIhe holder member may be employed for either the brush member or the pointed implement 9.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in a form which I have found very satisfactory in use. While the particular holder illustrated is advantageous, it might be considerably modified and still prove very desirable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Iletters Patent, is:

l. d. dental device comprising a strip of paper and ai strip of ioosy woven fabric folded together, and i holder comprising 5J pair of @Quoting jaws aciaipzefi who be clamped upon the multi-folded materiali und so that its ends may be folded backwaid over the jawa 2. A dental devia@ comprising @i siip of papa', and si strip of iooseiy Woven aibiic foided together so that the paper is suppoi'ibeci by the fabric when mom or lss sofi:- @ned and disiiizegiaiad by moisture.

3. A dimmi device compfising supeiimposed stiips of issu@ paper and cheese cloth7 folded @gather in muitfoiois.

iin. Wimess whereof, have hereunto set my han@ and seni in the presence of two wimsses. i

JUHN H., KELLGG. [Ls] Wit-mss@ z GERTRUDE Es'mmi i. F. ELQESE, 

